“Any test that relies on a single medium inevitably, albeit unintentionally, evaluates talents that may not be relevant to instructional goals-talents that are bound up in the medium or methods being used” (Rose & Meyer, 2002).
Although I understand the controversy that exists on this topic, I still believe that assessment tests are valuable and necessary for many reasons. Through the research and knowledge gained in this course and thus far in my degree plan, it is unmistakable that students learn in different ways and the curriculum must align to the multitude of diverse learners. Since teachers are responsible for teaching and reaching diverse learners at the same time in the same classroom, we should be able to develop a testing curriculum that is designed the same way. As Rose & Meyer explain, there are many purposes for evaluating student performance and only one of which is to evaluate their knowledge and skill of the content. This is extremely important and should be the compass of teaching.
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Chapter 7. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Although I understand the controversy that exists on this topic, I still believe that assessment tests are valuable and necessary for many reasons. Through the research and knowledge gained in this course and thus far in my degree plan, it is unmistakable that students learn in different ways and the curriculum must align to the multitude of diverse learners. Since teachers are responsible for teaching and reaching diverse learners at the same time in the same classroom, we should be able to develop a testing curriculum that is designed the same way. As Rose & Meyer explain, there are many purposes for evaluating student performance and only one of which is to evaluate their knowledge and skill of the content. This is extremely important and should be the compass of teaching.
Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Chapter 7. Available online at the Center for Applied Special Technology Web site. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/